Integral Way Tai Chi

Practicing Tai Chi on a regular basis has many health benefits both physical and psychological.  It is considered a low level aerobic exercise and can be done by anyone at any age.  The National Institutes of Health now have a multitude of scientific studies showing the health benefits of Tai Chi.  Here are a few!

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• Increases flexibility

• Increases balance

• Increases agility

• Increases muscle strength

• Increases quality of sleep

• Improves immune system

• Increases aerobic capacity

• Increases energy

• Increases stamina

• Improves joint pain

• Improves psychological well being

• Improves dementia

• Improves self esteem

• Enhances mood

• Lowers cholesterol

• Lowers blood pressure

• Decreases symptoms of arthritis

• Decreases frequency of headaches

• Decreases symptoms of congestive heart failure 

• Decreases symptoms of Parkinson’s

• Decreases risk of falls

• Decreases stress

• Decreases anxiety

• Decreases depression

• Decreases pain of fibromyalgia 

 

Adapted from the National Institutes of Health –

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2013) and

the Mayo Clinic

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